lol. Sad but true.....
On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 12:48:18 -0500, jerry johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Breaking News > SEVERE EARTHQUAKE IN INDONESIA HAS NO EFFECT ON SCHIAVO CASE > Networks Explain Decision to Stay in Florida > By Andy Borowitz http://www.borowitzreport.com/ > > A severe earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale which struck > Indonesia on Tuesday had "little or no effect" on the Terri Schiavo > case, the 24-hour news networks confirmed today. > > The networks made the announcement to explain why they had for the most > part retained their massive media presence outside Ms. Schiavo's hospice > in Florida while offering scant coverage of the Indonesian disaster, > which has so far resulted in a death toll topping 1,000. > > "While the Indonesian earthquake appears to be a disaster of unspeakable > magnitude, it is difficult to see it having any lasting impact on the > Schiavo story," one network source said. "The public trusts us to > deliver Schiavo news on a 24-hour-a-day basis and we do not intend to > betray that trust." > > Consistent with that mission, the networks today asked the 11th U.S. > Circuit Court of Appeals for an emergency ruling that would keep the > Schiavo story alive at least until May sweeps. > > Joining in the appeal was the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who told reporters > today that "we must do everything in our power to keep these television > cameras rolling." > > "There is no rational reason for disconnecting these TV cameras as long > as they are pointed at my face," Rev. Jackson said. "As long as there is > publicity, there is hope." > > Elsewhere, to pay his respects to the late Johnnie Cochran, former > football great O.J. Simpson said he would take one day off from looking > for the real killers of his wife Nicole. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:152369 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
